Attempting to display a photo from the Seattle crash of a news helicopter, Fox31 accidentally showed an X-rated shot from a laptop in the control room.

Deadspin posted the video, in which can be observed the gasps and hands flying-to-mouths of members of the “Good Day Colorado” morning team as anchor Kirk Yuhnke vamps.

“We'll just ignore that. And so, a lot of people following this on Twitter,” he says.

Fox31 News Director Ed Kosowski released this statement:

“While reporting breaking news about the crash of the KOMO-TV helicopter in Seattle, Fox 31 Denver accidentally broadcast an offensive photo while scrolling live through a Twitter feed of pictures from the crash scene. The photo was mistakenly broadcast by our control room. It did not come from the tablet many viewers saw being used by one of our anchors. We apologize for the inadvertent broadcast of the image and we are taking immediate steps to prevent such an accident from happening again.”

Kosowski declined to comment about any punitive action against employees, saying, “That's a personnel matter.”

In the video, which went viral Tuesday, the on-air team reacts, but no one offers an immediate apology for the inappropriate image witnessed.

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Yuhnke joined the Fox31 morning team last spring from KNXV in Phoenix, paired with former KCNC anchor Brooke Wagner and joined by meteorologist Jennifer Broome and traffic anchor Ken Clark, who can be seen reacting to the gaffe with horror, then forging ahead with the show as if nothing happened.

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